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Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
(aka: Physician Associate)
The physician assistant role, legally associated with a supervising physician, has allowed PAs to perform tasks previously only performed by doctors: history taking, physical examination, diagnosis, and patient management. Numerous studies have documented the ability of PAs to provide high-quality health care, comparable to that of a physician, for about 80% of the conditions seen in primary care settings. The physician assistant is prepared, both academically and clinically, to provide health care services with the direction and responsible supervision of a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Osteopathy (DO). PA functions include performing diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance services.
(aka: Physician Associate)
The physician assistant role, legally associated with a supervising physician, has allowed PAs to perform tasks previously only performed by doctors: history taking, physical examination, diagnosis, and patient management. Numerous studies have documented the ability of PAs to provide high-quality health care, comparable to that of a physician, for about 80% of the conditions seen in primary care settings. The physician assistant is prepared, both academically and clinically, to provide health care services with the direction and responsible supervision of a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Osteopathy (DO). PA functions include performing diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and health maintenance services.
Sites in Physician Assistant
Center of Excellence for Remote & Medically Under Served Areas
CERMUSA is the brainchild of the physician assistant program at St. Francis College. Director Bert Simon is a pioneer in distance education technologies and helped assemble CERMUSA to combine computer and communications technologies to improve access to healthcare and education in rural and isolated areas. CERMUSA, an example of PA innovation.
Medical-PA.Com
Free e-mail service for physician assistant professionals, pa students, and prospective students.
Physician Assistant History Office
Offers information about the profession's origins, philosophy, structure. Includes mission statement, goals, timeline, biographies, new exhibits, trivia questions, and references. [Some links require Adobe Acrobat.]
Centralized Application Service for PA Programs
CASPA offers applicants a convenient, state-of the-art, Web-based application service that will allow you to apply to any number of participating PA educational programs by completing a single application. CASPA offers an on-line application, less paperwork, streamlined processing, and ongoing communication with applicants.
PALinx: Current Physician Assistants News
A free online tool to keep Physician Assistants and other clinicians up-to-date.
What is a Physician's Assistant?
Short description of the functions and responsibilities of a PA, written for the layperson. Provided by Skaggs Community Health Center.
PhysicianAssociate.Com
The physician assistant resource center. This site offers a quarterly newsletter, bookstore, polls, message forum and free classifieds with job listings and situations wanted. |
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